00:00 ♪ Next thing you know there was a test on the counter ♪
00:03 ♪ Next thing you know ♪
00:05 - My parents tell stories that I would be drinking
00:09 from my bottle in my crib and when I was all done,
00:11 I would throw it out of the crib
00:12 and then just start singing myself to sleep.
00:14 - Music has always been a huge part of JT's life.
00:18 ♪ Who's gonna rock you when the world won't let you sleep ♪
00:23 It's a big part of his whole family's life too.
00:27 (piano playing)
00:30 - Every Christmas was me standing around the piano
00:35 while my mom would play,
00:36 singing some random songs and stuff like that.
00:38 So it's been a big part of our family from the beginning
00:42 and has just kind of continued to stay there
00:44 where now it's me playing the guitar for them.
00:46 But it's always been a way that we've been able
00:48 to kind of bond and connect with each other.
00:52 - So when he and his wife found out they were expecting.
00:55 (laughing)
00:58 - Shut up.
00:58 - The first thing that I thought of was obviously
01:02 how can I share it via music?
01:04 - Stop.
01:07 - So sharing it via music was exactly what he did.
01:11 - My mom literally since before we started
01:18 even having conversations about starting a family
01:22 was telling us that she was saving funds
01:25 towards a Disney cruise for all her grandkids.
01:27 So just another little snippet of like,
01:29 oh, I can take that and use that and put it in the song.
01:32 ♪ Next thing you know ♪
01:37 - It's radio.
01:40 ♪ We're really trying next thing you know ♪
01:42 ♪ There was a test on the counter next thing you know ♪
01:47 ♪ Lindy was crying nodding her head yes ♪
01:50 ♪ Now I'm half excited half scared to death ♪
01:54 ♪ Next thing you know Cindy and Joe will be grandparents ♪
01:58 ♪ Hold them in your arms and on the Disney cruise ♪
02:02 ♪ We've been so excited to finally tell you ♪
02:05 ♪ Baby Garnet's on the way coming this fall ♪
02:10 ♪ It'll be here next thing you know ♪
02:20 - As I started almost hearing myself singing the words,
02:24 I feel like for the first time
02:25 it was hitting me of holy cow,
02:26 like we're going to be starting a family.
02:29 But it went from very serious
02:30 of just don't mess up the song all the way
02:32 to like holy cow coming to this realization
02:34 and then just happy tears of getting
02:36 to celebrate the moment with them.
02:39 Sharing these moments with other people is the special part.
02:42 (cheering)
02:45 - Oh my gosh!
02:46 - Something is quote unquote simple as like,
02:53 hey, you're just growing your family
02:54 can be such a special moment
02:55 and enjoy those little moments
02:58 and those little opportunities
02:59 to have a FaceTime with your parents,
03:01 have a conversation, share good news with your parents,
03:03 whether it's having a baby
03:04 or just getting a promotion or anything like that.
03:07 I think we can quickly overlook those
03:09 and focus on the bad news that I hope
03:11 that that's the one thing people take away from this is,
03:14 these are very special moments that should be celebrated
03:17 and should be enjoyed a lot more
03:18 than we focus all our energy
03:20 on the negative moments in life.
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